Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Carpenter should be proud of his accomplishments in MSAD 1

As a retired MSAD 1 educator and former member of the MSAD 1 School Board, I feel compelled to express my support for Brian Carpenter’s public statement in which he says, “I am proud of what I have accomplished in the three years I have been Superintendent of MSAD 1.”

7 years ago

City of Caribou in crisis

To the people of this community, I went to the Jan. 14 council meeting to discuss my concerns about the Public Safety Building that looks like it is going to be built according to 5-2 vote.

7 years ago

Caribou pet rescue service celebrating 10th anniversary

To the editor:
The month of January begins the tenth anniversary year of the Halfway Home Pet Rescue serving Caribou and the surrounding communities with volunteer service to their stray, abandoned, abused, neglected and injured pets.

7 years ago

Modern-day Good Samaritans

On Dec. 5, 2018, my wife and I were traveling north on Interstate 95 about one-half mile from the Sherman exit. Two deer were standing on the highway and, because of the darkness, I hit and killed both of them.

7 years ago

Dear Mom and Dad: Cool it

If you are the mother or father of a high school athlete here in Maine, this message is primarily for you.

7 years ago

Walls fail throughout history

We have a president that is insisting on building a wall between Mexico and the U.S. Apparently Trump missed out on a lot of his history lessons.

7 years ago

Facing climate change reality

Several years ago, former Vice President Al Gore wrote a book titled “An Unfortunate Truth.” He was spreading the message about climate change. He is still talking to other groups of people about this serious problem.

7 years ago

Is a wall necessary?

There are those who say we need all the immigrants, legal and illegal, we can attract to the U.S., that we need them to fill the low-income jobs to help the farmers, etc.